士19:1 在以色列中没有王的日子，有一个利未人寄居在以法莲山地的偏远地区；他从犹大的伯利恒给自己娶了一个女子作妾。
士19:1 Now in those days, when there was no king in Israel, a certain Levite was living in the inmost parts of the hill-country of Ephraim, and he got for himself a servant-wife from Beth-lehem-judah.
士19:2 他的妾背夫行淫，离开丈夫，回到犹大的伯利恒她父亲的家那里去了，在那里住了四个月的日子。
士19:2 And his servant-wife was angry with him, and went away from him to her father's house at Beth-lehem-judah, and was there for four months.
士19:3 她的丈夫起来，带着一个仆人和两头驴去追她，用话打动她的心，叫她回来。她把丈夫带到自己父家，那少女的父亲见了那人，就欢欢喜喜迎接他。
士19:3 Then her husband got up and went after her, with the purpose of talking kindly to her, and taking her back with him; he had with him his young man and two asses: and she took him into her father's house, and her father, when he saw him, came forward to him with joy.
士19:4 那人的岳父，就是女子的父亲，强留那人，那人就与他同住了三天；他们一起吃喝，在那里住宿。
士19:4 And his father-in-law, the girl's father, kept him there for three days; and they had food and drink and took their rest there.
士19:5 到了第四天，他们清早起来，那人起身要走；那女子的父亲对女婿说：“请吃点饼增添心力，然后再走。”
士19:5 Now on the fourth day they got up early in the morning and he made ready to go away; but the girl's father said to his son-in-law, Take a little food to keep up your strength, and then go on your way.
士19:6 于是二人坐下，一起吃喝；女子的父亲对那人说：“请你答应再过一夜，畅快你的心。”
士19:6 So seating themselves they had food and drink, the two of them together; and the girl's father said to the man, If it is your pleasure, take your rest here tonight, and let your heart be glad.
士19:7 那人起来要走，他的岳父强留他，他又在那里过了一夜。
士19:7 And the man got up to go away, but his father-in-law would not let him go, so he took his rest there again for the night.
士19:8 到了第五天，他清早起来要走；那女子的父亲说：“请吃点饼增添心力，等到日头西斜再走吧。”于是他们耽延，直到日头西斜；二人一同吃饭。
士19:8 Then early on the morning of the fifth day he got up to go away; but the girl's father said, Keep up your strength; so the two of them had a meal, and the man and his woman and his servant did not go till after the middle of the day.
士19:9 那人和他的妾，以及他的仆人起来要走的时候，他的岳父，就是那女子的父亲，对他说：“看哪，天快晚了！请再住一夜。看哪，日头西斜了！请在这里再住一夜，畅快你的心；明天可以清早起来，上路回家去。”
士19:9 And when they got up to go away, his father-in-law, the girl's father, said to him, Now evening is coming on, so do not go tonight; see, the day is almost gone; take your rest here and let your heart be glad, and tomorrow early, go on your way back to your house.
士19:10 那人不愿再住一夜，就带着自己的妾和两头备好了的驴，起来走了，来到耶布斯对面；耶布斯就是耶路撒冷。
士19:10 But the man would not be kept there that night, and he got up and went away and came opposite to Jebus (which is Jerusalem); and he had with him the two asses, ready for travelling, and his woman.
士19:11 他们走近耶布斯的时候，日头快要落了；仆人对主人说：“来，让我们转到这耶布斯人的城去，好在那里住宿。”
士19:11 When they got near Jebus the day was far gone; and the servant said to his master, Now let us go from our road into this town of the Jebusites and take our night's rest there.
士19:12 主人对他说：“我们不可转到这座不是以色列人居住的外族人的城里去，我们过到基比亚去吧。”
士19:12 But his master said to him, We will not go out of our way into a strange town, whose people are not of the children of Israel; but we will go on to Gibeah.
士19:13 又对他的仆人说：“来吧，我们可以到这些地方其中一个去投宿，或在基比亚或在拉玛。”
士19:13 And he said to his servant, Come, let us go on to one of these places, stopping for the night in Gibeah or Ramah.
士19:14 于是他们走路过去；他们走近便雅悯人的基比亚的时候，日头已经落了。
士19:14 So they went on their way; and the sun went down when they were near Gibeah in the land of Benjamin.
士19:15 他们从那里转身，要进基比亚去住宿；他们进去，坐在城里的广场上，因为没有人接待他们到家里去住宿。
士19:15 And they went off the road there with the purpose of stopping for the night in Gibeah: and he went in, seating himself in the street of the town, for no one took them into his house for the night.
士19:16 到晚上，有一个老年人从田间工作回来；那人原是以法莲山地的人，寄居在基比亚；那地方的人却是便雅悯人。
士19:16 Now when it was evening they saw an old man coming back from his work in the fields; he was from the hill-country of Ephraim and was living in Gibeah: but the men of the place were Benjamites.
士19:17 那老年人举目，看见那个旅客在城里的广场上，就问他：“你要到哪里去？你从哪里来？”
士19:17 And when he saw the traveller in the street of the town, the old man said, Where are you going? and where do you come from?
士19:18 利未人回答他：“我们是从犹大的伯利恒过来的，要到以法莲山地的偏远地区去，我原是那地方的人；我去过犹大的伯利恒，现在我要到我的家去（“到我的家去”原文作“到耶和华的殿去”），但没有人接待我到家里去。
士19:18 And he said to him, We are on our way from Beth-lehem-judah to the inmost parts of the hill-country of Ephraim: I came from there and went to Beth-lehem-judah: now I am on my way back to my house, but no man will take me into his house.
士19:19 其实我有粮草、有饲料，可以喂驴；我和我的妾，以及与你的仆人在一起的那个青年人，都有饼和酒吃喝，一无所缺。”
士19:19 But we have dry grass and food for our asses, as well as bread and wine for me, and for the woman, and for the young man with us: we have no need of anything.
士19:20 那老年人说：“愿你平安，你所缺乏的，由我负责好了；只是不可在广场上过夜。”
士19:20 And the old man said, Peace be with you; let all your needs be my care; only do not take your rest in the street.
士19:21 于是把他领到自己的家里，用饲料喂了驴，他们洗了脚，就吃喝起来。
士19:21 So he took them into his house and gave the asses food; and after washing their feet they took food and drink.
士19:22 他们心里正畅快的时候，忽然城里有些无赖之徒，围绕房子，不住地敲门，对老房主说：“把进入你家的那个人带出来，我们要与他交合。”
士19:22 While they were taking their pleasure at the meal, the good-for-nothing men of the town came round the house, giving blows on the door; and they said to the old man, the master of the house, Send out that man who came to your house, so that we may take our pleasure with him.
士19:23 那房主出来见他们，对他们说：“我的众兄弟啊，不可这样，请你们不要作恶；这人既然进了我的家，你们就不要作这羞耻的事。
士19:23 So the man, the master of the house, went out to them, and said, No, my brothers, do not this evil thing; this man has come into my house, and you are not to do him this wrong.
士19:24 这里有我的女儿，还是处女，并且有这人的妾，我把她们领出来，让你们污辱她们；你们看怎样好，就怎样待她们吧。只是对这个人，你们却不要作这羞耻的事。”
士19:24 See, here is my daughter, a virgin, and his servant-wife: I will send them out for you to take them and do with them whatever you will. But do no such thing of shame to this man.
士19:25 那些人却不肯听从他的话，那人就抓住自己的妾，拉出外边去交给他们，他们就与她交合，整夜污辱她；直到早晨，天色破晓的时候，才放她走。
士19:25 But the men would not give ear to him: so the man took his woman and sent her out to them; and they took her by force, using her for their pleasure all night till the morning; and when dawn came they let her go.
士19:26 天快亮的时候，那女子回到留她主人住宿的那人的房子门口，就仆倒在那里，直到天亮。
士19:26 Then at the dawn of day the woman came, and, falling down at the door of the man's house where her master was, was stretched there till it was light.
士19:27 到早晨，她的主人起来，开了房门，出去要上路的时候，就看见那妇人，就是他的妾，仆倒在门口，她的双手搭在门坎上。
士19:27 In the morning her master got up, and opening the door of the house went out to go on his way; and he saw his servant-wife stretched on the earth at the door of the house with her hands on the step.
士19:28 他对那妇人说：“起来，我们走吧！”可是却没有回答。那人就把她驮在驴上，起程回自己的地方去了。
士19:28 And he said to her, Get up and let us be going; but there was no answer; so he took her up and put her on the ass, and went on his way and came to his house.
士19:29 他到了家里，就拿起刀来，抓住自己的妾，把她的肢体切成十二块，叫人送到以色列的全境去。
士19:29 And when he had come to his house, he got his knife, and took the woman, cutting her up bone by bone into twelve parts, which he sent through all Israel.
士19:30 看见的人都说：“自从以色列人从埃及地上来的日子，直到今日，这样的事并没有发生过，也没有看见过；你们要思想，要商议，要讨论。”
士19:30 And he gave orders to the men whom he sent, saying, This is what you are to say to all the men of Israel, Has ever an act like this been done from the day when the children of Israel came out of Egypt to this day? Give thought to it, turning it over in your minds, and give your opinion of it.